diff --git a/package/procps-ng/Config.in b/package/procps-ng/Config.in
index 7463fa8b90..43e8758a15 100644
--- a/package/procps-ng/Config.in
+++ b/package/procps-ng/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROCPS_NG
 	bool "procps-ng"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE
 	help